Cadets Resting c. 1849 - 1851

Editor: We're looking at "Cadets Resting" by James McNeill Whistler. It's quite small, just a little sketch, really, but I find it charming. Everyone looks so…relaxed. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It’s like a memory, isn’t it? Faded and fleeting. Whistler captures that in-between moment, the rest before the storm, perhaps. The sparseness makes me consider what's not there, the sounds, the smells. Editor: That's a great way to put it – a memory. I can almost hear the murmur of voices now. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. It’s all about finding your own whispers within the art, isn’t it?